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Terrestrial pocket globe
Terrestrial pocket globe. Geographical details on the sphere show California drawn as peninsular. Australia and New Zealand are completely outlined, and a few European cities are labelled including, for example, 'London', 'Paris' and 'Madrid'. Australia and New Zealand are drawn according to Cook's explorations, which indicate a date after 1780 and Tasmania is still a peninsula, indicating a date before 1805. There is no hypothetical southern continent. A total of three oceans are named. For full details about the cartography and construction of this globe please refer to the related publication.
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Object Details
| ID: | GLB0249 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments; Charts and maps |
| Type: | Pocket globe |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Diameter of sphere: 85 mm |
| Parts: | Terrestrial pocket globe |
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